Deep-sea fishing trawlers are never described as glamorous. They’re traditionally forward-heavy vessels built with ramps at the stern for hauling heavy catches onto the working aft deck. On the ...

The bottom trawl fleet kills millions of pounds of Pacific halibut annually as it catches fish processed for markets. This ...

Rescuers said the 22 men from the No. 1 Insung had no chance to put on protective gear as they scrambled to escape the trawler and were presumed dead. The trawler went down so fast it did not even ...

Sixteen fishermen from two Bangladeshi trawlers were reportedly seized by the members of Myanmar-based armed group Arakan ...

The tragedy — Spain’s worst fishing accident in nearly 40 years which claimed 21 lives and left only three survivors. Fishermen often go to sea for months, taking them away from family and friends, ...

A dive team discovered the wreck of the steam trawler Seiner, which sank in 1929 with 21 crew members. Shipwreck hunter Joe Mazraani, who co-led the expedition, died just two days after identifying ...

A new stern trawler has been delivered to Deutsche Fischfang-Union GMbB & Co KG (DFFU) from Vard Brattvaag. The vessel, named Berlin, was developed by VARD in close cooperation with DFFU, based on the ...

CHENNAI: With the number of Olive Ridley turtle deaths rising steadily, the Tamil Nadu government has initiated a massive crackdown on illegal trawling in nearshore waters. So far, 24 trawler boats ...